Who is Nguyen Van Tung, the killer U23 Vietnam tearing the net of Korea U20?

Last night, on April 22, at Hang Day Stadium, Vietnamese football fans had one more opportunity to admire the superior goal-hunting skills of young striker Nguyen Van Tung. In the last minute of the first half, Ly Cong Hoang Anh received the ball at the bottom of the border before launching a nasty cross that cut across the goal. And after gliding through a series of pink silhouettes of the Korean U20, the ball flew to the position that Nguyen Van Tung had chosen.

Without a moment’s hesitation, the striker of Hanoi FC swung his leg to catch a one-touch volley, aimed at the near corner, sending the ball into the net, making the goalkeeper of the Kim Chi team stop.

So who was Nguyen Van Tung, the striker who wore the number 23 shirt of Vietnam U23 last night?

Nguyen Van Tung was born on December 7, 2001, 1m80 tall, plays in the position of the head of the team as a striker for Hanoi FC. This year, this young assassin has been registered in the 2022 season list of Hanoi FC’s first team, this is the first season Van Tung has been in the V.League.

At the national team level, Van Tung is currently on the list to prepare for the 31st SEA Games of U23 Vietnam. Previously, in February, Van Tung also joined U23 Vietnam to win the 2022 Southeast Asian U23 Championship.

Nguyen Van Tung grew up at Gia Lam Sports Center and had a period of living with the U16 class in Hanoi. But then, Van Tung had to stop playing for 2 years in a row because of an injury. However, this striker made great efforts to overcome the difficult period and made remarkable progress in the Hanoi FC youth team under the guidance of coach Vu Hong Viet since 2019.

In the 2019 National U19 qualifier, Nguyen Van Tung scored 6 goals for Hanoi FC. It is this player’s excellent performance that is one of the important factors that helps the capital team qualify after a bad start.

Nguyen Van Tung continued to maintain impressive performances in the final round. He was the main striker in the Hanoi U19 squad that won the National U19 Championship. In addition, Van Tung also played well for Hanoi Youth Club in the Second Division.

2019 is also the most successful period of this player. He won the National U19 and U21 championship, helped the Hanoi youth club win the second place runner-up, was called up by coach Troussier to U19 Vietnam to play the 2020 Asian U19 qualifier.

Before conceding South Korea U20 in the friendly second leg last night, Van Tung also showed off his all-round offensive ability in the 2022 Southeast Asian U23 tournament. That was in the 7- 7 victory. 0 against Singapore U23, when Van Tung scored a brace and contributed an assist.

2 goals of Van Tung, one is scored with his head, one is scored with his feet, and both goals are ice cuts, occupying space and finishing, with the appearance of a worthy assassin. scared. As for the assist phase for captain Dung Quang Nho to score, Van Tung also proved that his dribbling ability is not bad at all.

What do insiders say about Nguyen Van Tung?

Van Tung’s talent is not only shown by his excellent goals on the pitch, but also by the affirmations of teachers who have had the opportunity to directly mentor this Dong Anh striker.

Coach Philippe Troussier, former Technical Director of PVF and former head of U19 Vietnam, rated Nguyen Van Tung as the best young player of Vietnamese football in the 2001-2003 age group. The French military leader was very satisfied with the Hanoi FC player when he summoned him to U19 Vietnam at that time.

Observing the superior performance in the 7-0 victory over Singapore U23 in the 2022 Southeast Asian U23 tournament as mentioned above, former coach Hong Linh Ha Tinh Pham Minh Duc did not hesitate to affirm that Van Tung had all the factors to play. become a powerful striker of the Vietnamese team in the future.